1930
Born April 28, 1930
Gordon, KS, USA
Tom Sturdivant Notable
b. April 28, 1930 · New York Yankees 1955–1959, Kansas City Athletics 1959, 1963–1964, Boston Red Sox 1960, Washington Senators 1961, Pittsburgh Pirates 1961–1963, Detroit Tigers 1963, New York Mets 1964
Tom Sturdivant played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1955 and closing with the New York Mets in 1964.
He went 59 and 51 with a 3.74 earned run average, pitching 1,137 innings in 335 games. He struck out 704, completed 22 of his 101 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 336 games he batted .183, with 60 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Gordon, KS, USA on April 28, 1930, and died on February 28, 2009. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 33 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .083 |
| 1956 | NYY | 32 | 64 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .313 |
| 1957 | NYY | 28 | 71 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .183 |
| 1958 | NYY | 15 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| 1959 | KCA/NYY | 44 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .043 |
| 1960 | BOS | 40 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .182 |
| 1961 | PIT/WSA | 28 | 58 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .172 |
| 1962 | PIT | 49 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1963 | DET/KCA/PIT | 48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | KCA/NYM | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 336 | 328 | 17 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 0 | .183 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 1 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 68.1 | 48 | 24 | 42 | 48 | 3.16 |
| 1956 | NYY | 16 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 158.1 | 134 | 58 | 52 | 110 | 3.30 |
| 1957 | NYY | 16 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 201.2 | 170 | 57 | 80 | 118 | 2.54 |
| 1958 | NYY | 3 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 70.2 | 77 | 33 | 38 | 41 | 4.20 |
| 1959 | KCA/NYY | 2 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 97.0 | 90 | 51 | 43 | 73 | 4.73 |
| 1960 | BOS | 3 | 3 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 101.1 | 106 | 56 | 45 | 67 | 4.97 |
| 1961 | PIT/WSA | 7 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 165.2 | 148 | 68 | 57 | 84 | 3.69 |
| 1962 | PIT | 9 | 5 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 125.1 | 120 | 52 | 39 | 76 | 3.73 |
| 1963 | DET/KCA/PIT | 2 | 4 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 116.1 | 98 | 51 | 45 | 68 | 3.95 |
| 1964 | KCA/NYM | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 32.1 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 6.40 |
| Career | — | 59 | 51 | 335 | 101 | 17 | 1137.0 | 1029 | 473 | 449 | 704 | 3.74 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Died February 28, 2009
1955
Major-league debut: Tom Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant made a major-league debut on April 14, 1955.
1964
Final major-league game: Tom Sturdivant
Tom Sturdivant played a final major-league game on June 21, 1964.
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